نشق
Root: نشق
2 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
نشق našiqa a (našq and našaq) to smell, sniff, inhale (هـ sth.); to suff up the nosrils(هـ s.th.) II and IV to give (هـ ه s.o. s.th.) to smell, make (ه s.o.) inhale (هـ s.th.) V and VIII to inhale, breathe in; to snuff up the nostrils (هـ s.th.) │ انتشق الهواء (hawā’a) to get some fresh air X = I; to nose around (هـ for), sniff out (هـ s.th.)
Entry 2
نشق našq, تنشق tanaššuq and استنشاق istinšāq inhaling, inhalation
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